76 P-bass Pots info/help

DarnellBass · #1 05-01-2013, 01:20 PM

I recently got a modded 76 P-bass (j pickup installed) with active EMG's . Are these the original 70s era pots?
The cap is stamped jk100 if that means anything. See pics
Thanks

FranF · #2 05-01-2013, 08:36 PM

Nope. Pots are from 1984 and 1985, and the cap seems unoriginal and not of the type Fender usually used/uses. May be the right tolerance or value, just non-original possibly...

DarnellBass · #3 05-01-2013, 09:19 PM

Thanks. Hopefully they will still sound fine with passive pickups.

Cadfael · #4 05-01-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DarnellBass

Thanks. Hopefully they will still sound fine with passive pickups.

No, they won't ...

These are 25k pots for active EMG PUs.
You need 250k pots for passive PUs.

DarnellBass · #5 05-02-2013, 05:12 PM

Helpful info. The local luthier said the same. Thanks my dudes!
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